202 2nd Avenue South • Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 | bentonhistorykeeper@gmail.com
Benton County Historical Society & Museum Sauk Rapids, Minnesota — Est. 1873

Preserving Benton County's Heritage Since 1949

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Welcome to the Benton County Historical Society & Museum

Preserving the stories, artifacts, and heritage of Benton County, Minnesota since 1949.

View of the Residence and Granite Quarry of L. Robinson Sr.
View of the Residence & Granite Quarry of L. Robinson, Sr.,
Sauk Rapids, Benton Co., Minn.

📅  Today in History

United States

• 1858 Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"

• 1903 Ford Motors incorporates

Minnesota

• Ice hockey became Minnesota’s state sport in 2009.

• The Norway pine became Minnesota’s state tree in 1953.

Benton County

• Benton County was named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.

• Another influenza outbreak hit Benton County in early 1919.

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Location 202 2nd Avenue South Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Hours Tue – Fri   10am – 4pm Closed on legal holidays
Phone 320-253-9614 By appointment

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